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Speaker 1: Ending the week on Good Morning Football at the Super

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Speaker 1: fifty six. It doesn't get any bigger than this. Welcome

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Speaker 1: to Good Morning Football. Coming up hot from the top,

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Speaker 1: there's Lombardi Trophy and are a huge studio. Our show

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Speaker 1: presented to you by Draft King Sports Book Today. I'm

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Speaker 1: Kay Adam, thanks for joining us as Morning Streets the

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Speaker 1: show at MFE. Kyle Brandt is here, Dangela hold wrapping

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Speaker 1: up his week with us, and it is time for

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Speaker 1: the lead block. Let's welcome in Taylor Bishat. He's straight

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Speaker 1: off of NFL Honor. She was rocking a backstage. More

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Speaker 1: on that later. Excellent work by you, bridget Common and

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Speaker 1: joining us as well, Taylor. Two days to go. What

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Speaker 1: is the latest injury wise with the Rams side of things? Okay,

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Speaker 1: the Rams loaded up the buses from Thousand Oaks to

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Speaker 1: real full practice of the week. As expected, Tyler Higbee

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Speaker 1: end of availability yesterday, Ram said coach Sean McVay was asked,

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Speaker 1: you know, do you have any extra motivation going into

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Speaker 1: He laughed it off and said, you know, I'm glad

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Speaker 1: And here we go over to Bridget who Zamba wats

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Speaker 1: one player might really make the difference. Is cj Uzama

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Speaker 1: good to go? Yeah? Cj Uzama practice with his team

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Speaker 1: He worked through some individual drills and then wash off

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Speaker 1: Though he doesn't want to declare whether or not he

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Speaker 1: be a pretty light practice, Zach Taylor said. They're just

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much to both of you, Taylor and

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Speaker 1: Bridget talk to you in a bit. We will be

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Speaker 1: covering Super Bowl fifty six from all aspects. We will

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Speaker 1: I promise you make picks later in the show, but

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Speaker 1: we got to get to NFL Honors. It was last night.

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Speaker 1: It was epic, the biggest red carpet of all time.

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Speaker 1: There are some standing ovations, some emotional moments, some embraces,

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Speaker 1: But I thought this was still an award show, right,

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Speaker 1: At Jaffee, what was your favorite moment of NFL Honors.

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Speaker 1: You guys couldn't do anything about it. Burrow did go

427
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Speaker 1: number one? Did you scout Burrow? Did you put the

428
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Speaker 1: time into Burrow? What did you make a Burrow? Because

429
00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,000
Speaker 1: there is a world that Ohio State player Chase Young

430
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Speaker 1: goes one to the Bengals and Washington ends up with

431
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Speaker 1: Joe Burrow. What was your evaluation on him then, Well,

432
00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,639
Speaker 1: the evaluation on him was that he's Morton Capel. I

433
00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,840
Speaker 1: mean it really is. I mean we felt that there

434
00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,320
Speaker 1: was two guys. We had both of them at the top,

435
00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,480
Speaker 1: and we had him both lined up next to each other.

436
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Speaker 1: When I interviewed him, I told him he was either

437
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Speaker 1: going to be one or two. And Cincinnati did what

438
00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,920
Speaker 1: they did, and obviously they've got their franchise quarterback. He's

439
00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,520
Speaker 1: shown to be exactly what a lot of people thought

440
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Speaker 1: he would be. Honestly, I didn't know he'd get there

441
00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,679
Speaker 1: his second year, but he always felt this young man.

442
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Speaker 1: Do you think pre draft process he would be as

443
00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,040
Speaker 1: cool and as confident and like actually deliver on this promise.

444
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,800
Speaker 1: I mean there's a certain confidence about him when you

445
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Speaker 1: get to meet him. You know, I met him in person.

446
00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,960
Speaker 1: I walked up to him, you know, away from everybody.

447
00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,800
Speaker 1: We had nice five minute conversation. And when I walked

448
00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,919
Speaker 1: us about this this young man's he's solid. But after

449
00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,040
Speaker 1: watching him play and seeing him live, the thing that

450
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Speaker 1: I think that he reminds me of The Second Coming

451
00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,760
Speaker 1: or Joe Montana. He's that cool under pressure. The young

452
00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,760
Speaker 1: man doesn't seem to be wavered. Think you can win?

453
00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,360
Speaker 1: Can he win? Yes, he can win? Will he win?

454
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Speaker 1: We'll see what happens. All said, though, Well, I ask

455
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Speaker 1: you because you know what it is. It's what it's

456
00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,600
Speaker 1: like to be on the biggest stage in a super Bowl.

457
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Speaker 1: So we're here in LA at Super Bowl fifty six.

458
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Speaker 1: Of course, I'm sure it brings back memories of your

459
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Speaker 1: Super Bowl experience. So let's go down that road. You

460
00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,080
Speaker 1: played linebacker for that Bear squad. What sort of thoughts

461
00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,960
Speaker 1: and what sort of adjectives maybe come up two minds

462
00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,480
Speaker 1: when you think about that eighty five defense? Oh wow,

463
00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,560
Speaker 1: you know it was. It's one of those things that

464
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Speaker 1: you want to think dynasty. But unfortunately we only got

465
00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,359
Speaker 1: there once and we only won once, and so you

466
00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,000
Speaker 1: really can't say that. But for that one one year.

467
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Speaker 1: It was just dominant. I mean, it was one of

468
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Speaker 1: those things where we're really getting into the game. You

469
00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,199
Speaker 1: always felt like we were going to win. We really did.

470
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Speaker 1: We always felt like we had a chance to win

471
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Speaker 1: this football game. We knew we would win it. And

472
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Speaker 1: it was one of those things that we kind of

473
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Speaker 1: felt like once we got past that first drive, it

474
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Speaker 1: was over and the guys played like it. I mean,

475
00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,480
Speaker 1: you know, our our offense, our defense especially, everything clicked

476
00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,280
Speaker 1: that day. It was it was. It was an amazing thing,

477
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Speaker 1: it really was. It feels like it was yesterday in

478
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Speaker 1: certain regards. And you know, Ron, we're here in the

479
00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,359
Speaker 1: capital of entertainment in the world in Los Angele to listen.

480
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Speaker 1: You know, you had an opportunity not long actually not

481
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Speaker 1: shortly before that game to win a Grammy. Actually because

482
00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,119
Speaker 1: some of your teammates went on to win a Grammy

483
00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,480
Speaker 1: and they beat Prince and winning that Grammy. You can

484
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Speaker 1: look it up for the Super Bowl Shuffle. Now, Ron,

485
00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,520
Speaker 1: there's all kinds of lore about this. If you pull

486
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Speaker 1: up the video right now, you'll see all the guys,

487
00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,920
Speaker 1: and you'll see Willie and Mike and Jim. You won't

488
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Speaker 1: see any of Ron Rivera. Now, why were you not

489
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Speaker 1: part of it? What's the behind the music? Well, it's

490
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Speaker 1: behind the music is that you know, they filmed it

491
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Speaker 1: the day after we lost to Miami are only lost

492
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Speaker 1: all year. We were flying home after the loss. And

493
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Speaker 1: again back in the day when when when they used

494
00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:37,880
Speaker 1: to play Monday night, it was at nine nine pm

495
00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,160
Speaker 1: is when it started. And so by the time you're done,

496
00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,639
Speaker 1: it's two thirty three o'clock in the morning, you're flying

497
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Speaker 1: home and Willie's walking around telling, hey, we're gonna do this,

498
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Speaker 1: you know, And there was a group of us that thought, man,

499
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Speaker 1: it ain't no way. So a lot of us went

500
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Speaker 1: home and went to bed. And if you really look

501
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Speaker 1: at it, there's a group of guys that they had

502
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Speaker 1: the blue screen in. Okay, so like McMahon, Singletary, William

503
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Speaker 1: Pater Walter, Right, Yeah, those guys didn't show up that day,

504
00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,960
Speaker 1: but you know, they obviously were very, very important to it.

505
00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,959
Speaker 1: I wasn't as important to trust, but it was. It

506
00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,639
Speaker 1: was a really neat thing, it really was, and it

507
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,440
Speaker 1: really did take off. I can remember after they had

508
00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,280
Speaker 1: started playing it, Dicka walked in to one of our

509
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Speaker 1: major uses. Well, y'all really did it. Now, Now you

510
00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:16,600
Speaker 1: guys go to go out and you got to you

511
00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:18,680
Speaker 1: got to back it up. Yeah, And I think it

512
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Speaker 1: was Otis Wilson that said, you better believe we are.

513
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Speaker 1: It was that's how confident that group of players. Well,

514
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Speaker 1: Mama's boy. Otis one of a kind. The ladies. I'll

515
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Speaker 1: love him for his body in his mind. They were

516
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Speaker 1: so confident they had to shut out in the divisional round,

517
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Speaker 1: a shutout in the title game and then blew the

518
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Speaker 1: doors off the Patriots. Is the coolest thing ever, man,

519
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Speaker 1: I really was. So the Bengals need to do a

520
00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,399
Speaker 1: shuffle some kind. I think they need to drop a

521
00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,040
Speaker 1: music video how they're gonna win the Super Bowl and

522
00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,200
Speaker 1: this name changed his culture change that's going on in Washington.

523
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Speaker 1: You were such a huge pivotal part of it, and

524
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Speaker 1: I want you to know that we hear on good

525
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Speaker 1: runing football, see every second of it. So thank you.

526
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Speaker 1: Appreciate the Rams. The Bengals well going for them, and

527
00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,240
Speaker 1: they've fell out of pressure on them that I'll of

528
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Speaker 1: course come to a head across the street at so

529
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Speaker 1: FI on Sunday. There's going to be something that has

530
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Speaker 1: to tip the scale in your opinion, guys, what is

531
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Speaker 1: the biggest advantage you can pick either team, what's the

532
00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,200
Speaker 1: biggest single advantage one team has a really other run

533
00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,840
Speaker 1: games are definitely a good place to start. It comes

534
00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:18,880
Speaker 1: down to psychological and I think for the Cincinnati Bengals,

535
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Speaker 1: knowing that you beat the great Patrick Mahomes and this

536
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Speaker 1: high powered Kansas City offense, and knowing you've came down

537
00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,520
Speaker 1: or come from behind in victories, knowing that you've got

538
00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,560
Speaker 1: your quarterback hit a whole lot and he's still been

539
00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,160
Speaker 1: able to pick himself up and make play out the play,

540
00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,960
Speaker 1: I think that means something. And so for me, it's knowing,

541
00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,280
Speaker 1: really no task it's too hard. For the Cincinnati Bengals

542
00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,080
Speaker 1: football team, they faced a lot of adversity through the

543
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Speaker 1: course of the football season, and I just think it's

544
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Speaker 1: really it's that mindset that they have that no matter

545
00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,560
Speaker 1: what happens in this football game, we know we still

546
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Speaker 1: have Joe Burrow and we can win this game. And

547
00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,720
Speaker 1: like it was so many times when I was watching

548
00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,240
Speaker 1: that Kansas City game that I wrote the Bengals off

549
00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,800
Speaker 1: I forgot what it felt like to be in a

550
00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:03,000
Speaker 1: locker room and be down and say don't I don't

551
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,480
Speaker 1: care what that score. Boys say, we can win this game.

552
00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,960
Speaker 1: That's the effect that the Cincinnati Bengals have gone through

553
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,960
Speaker 1: this season. I think they feel like, no matter what

554
00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,760
Speaker 1: happens in this game, they're gonna be locked into the

555
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,959
Speaker 1: very end of this football game. And I think they

556
00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,200
Speaker 1: got a chance. My wife, Erica, has at NFL Honors

557
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:18,960
Speaker 1: with me, and she's my better half in a lot

558
00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:20,880
Speaker 1: of ways, and she also sees things with the football

559
00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,919
Speaker 1: that maybe I don't. And they go to remote to

560
00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,680
Speaker 1: the Bengals hotel and Joe Burrow is there and Jamar

561
00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,000
Speaker 1: Chaseman's offensive rookie of the air, and she goes, look

562
00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,480
Speaker 1: at Burrow. I'm like, watch, like the dude didn't smile.

563
00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,800
Speaker 1: He did not He is so locked in. She goes,

564
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,600
Speaker 1: Bengals are running by twenty, aren't they. I'm like, I

565
00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,040
Speaker 1: don't know, but that's the magic that they are so

566
00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,440
Speaker 1: not scared of this moment. And when you see them

567
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,200
Speaker 1: last night, Burrow and Chase even on remote doing it,

568
00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,520
Speaker 1: did it feel like this is just another day? They

569
00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,360
Speaker 1: look so cool and comfortable and confident, you know, even

570
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,199
Speaker 1: a little handshake, right like, yeah, man, go get your trophy.

571
00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:56,320
Speaker 1: Joe Burrow didn't even touch his trophy. You're right, walked off. Yeah,

572
00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:57,960
Speaker 1: I'm gonna have a lot more of those guys, So

573
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Speaker 1: just come and I got another one. I'm a Sunday

574
00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,240
Speaker 1: was the persona he put off, like, I got one coming. Sunday,

575
00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,560
Speaker 1: ain't worried about that one. Did not feel like NFL

576
00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,760
Speaker 1: Honors was the biggest moment of their weekend. And look

577
00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,080
Speaker 1: at that Aaron Donald number ninety nine, and I look

578
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,119
Speaker 1: at that Cincinnati offensive line and it might be the

579
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Speaker 1: most basic breakdown of football analysis. You have to stop

580
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Speaker 1: Aaron Donald to win. I don't know if they can.

581
00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,840
Speaker 1: They're gonna have to do a lot of things. Matthew

582
00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,320
Speaker 1: Hamilton earlier came on and said you could utilize the

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Speaker 1: screen game. That's great in theory. Donald is a totally

584
00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,439
Speaker 1: different beast than what they've seen before. Jeffrey Simmons had

585
00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,240
Speaker 1: a day against them two weeks ago. Aaron Donald something

586
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Speaker 1: altogether different. And I feel like this is a cool

587
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Speaker 1: moment for Aaron Donald where he's the greatest defender of

588
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Speaker 1: his generation. It won't be he'll be a first ballot

589
00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:43,639
Speaker 1: Hall of Famer. He will not be waiting for that

590
00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,160
Speaker 1: to be a Super Bowl champion, and to do it

591
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Speaker 1: in that stadium, in front of those fans, on the

592
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Speaker 1: biggest of stages in year nine, I would think that

593
00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,359
Speaker 1: this would be the perfect, perfect ending to It's been

594
00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,879
Speaker 1: an amazing season for ninety nine and an incredible career.

595
00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:58,840
Speaker 1: He's not going anywhere, but he is the peak and

596
00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,040
Speaker 1: prime of his powers right now. Everything the stars are aligned.

597
00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,440
Speaker 1: Good luck Cincinnati Bengals offensive line, because I saw Von

598
00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,320
Speaker 1: Miller and Malik Jackson and a team like this do

599
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,480
Speaker 1: that to the Panthers a few years back, and everyone

600
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,919
Speaker 1: had plans and Von Miller just boo them all up.

601
00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,040
Speaker 1: I think Von Miller is going to be on the field,

602
00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,520
Speaker 1: but I think Aaron Donald's going to be the star.

603
00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,639
Speaker 1: Just run a couple of screens. The screen screens help.

604
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:20,440
Speaker 1: I don't know if anything would help stop this guy.

605
00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,320
Speaker 1: I'm not gonna I'm also gonna go with the Rams player.

606
00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:24,480
Speaker 1: The Bengals have a pretty good defense, the Rams of

607
00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,600
Speaker 1: Cooper Cup. The Bengals have a really good pass rush,

608
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,600
Speaker 1: the Rams of Cooper Cup. The Bengals are gonna have

609
00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,439
Speaker 1: some thirtain longs for their defense. The Rams have Cooper

610
00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,560
Speaker 1: Cup and it is absolutely energy sapping playing against this guy.

611
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:36,800
Speaker 1: I think he is the single biggest advantage and I

612
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,560
Speaker 1: have to take this moment for a second to take

613
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Speaker 1: a victory lap for Good Morning Football. Because you know,

614
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Speaker 1: you have all your other TV shows and all your

615
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Speaker 1: other insiders. We have Peter Schraeger. And as everybody is

616
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Speaker 1: celebrating Cooper Cup as a superstar, he's winn an Offensive

617
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Speaker 1: Player of the Year and giving this beautiful speech, taking

618
00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,679
Speaker 1: his family and he's a triple crown winner. Late to

619
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Speaker 1: the party, the party that Peter started in twenty seventeen

620
00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,960
Speaker 1: when this college prospect is come out into the draft

621
00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 1: and Peter's like, this guy's gonna be a sensation. And

622
00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:06,160
Speaker 1: guess what, we got receipts to it. It's a lot

623
00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,159
Speaker 1: of hype there. He had a really good season and

624
00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,399
Speaker 1: he played well against the biggest competition. It's Cooper Cup,

625
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:15,160
Speaker 1: the wide receiver out of Eastern Washington. Cooper Cup comes

626
00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,000
Speaker 1: in and basically you've got Sean McVay, Greg Olson, Matt Lafleoor,

627
00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,000
Speaker 1: all these offensive geniuses and they just sat and listened

628
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,280
Speaker 1: Cooper Cup explained everything. They walked away like that guy

629
00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,159
Speaker 1: could be a coach in the NFL today. There was

630
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,360
Speaker 1: one player that I was drooling over. Started in late December,

631
00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,720
Speaker 1: went to the Senior Bowl. He plays on a red field.

632
00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,560
Speaker 1: I literally was giddy to see him drafted by the

633
00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:34,919
Speaker 1: team he went to. Let's toss to my man crush

634
00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:39,439
Speaker 1: mister Cooper Cup. Cooper Cup, the third round wide receiver

635
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,280
Speaker 1: for the Los Angeles Rams, will lead all rookies in reception.

636
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Speaker 1: Got get your headed. Come on, Cooper, this Cup runneth over.

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00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,680
Speaker 1: The jerseys have changed. Your body has changed for the better. Ben,

638
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Speaker 1: so is Cooper Cup's reputation. You are on the ground floor.

639
00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,840
Speaker 1: You brought it to us as a show and our audience,

640
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,320
Speaker 1: and I was one of the biggest stars in the world,

641
00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:03,800
Speaker 1: maybe about to win the Super Bowl, you know it.

642
00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,120
Speaker 1: And he was the Offensive Player of the Year last night,

643
00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:07,639
Speaker 1: and I could not be prouder for the guy. One

644
00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:09,720
Speaker 1: of the best dudes in the league. Cooper Cups game

645
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,720
Speaker 1: has gone evolution, and thank you for bringing all that

646
00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:13,800
Speaker 1: stuff up. It's not about me, It's about Cooper Cup.

647
00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,119
Speaker 1: I mentioned it this week. You put him on the radar,

648
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,119
Speaker 1: and I remember find trying to find out as much

649
00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:19,560
Speaker 1: as I could because I was like, if Shrakes is

650
00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,120
Speaker 1: talking about him every other day, and then I found

651
00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:25,000
Speaker 1: out about the ankle weights. I mean, this kid who

652
00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,520
Speaker 1: just won this award, the triple Crown winner, would put

653
00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:30,119
Speaker 1: ankle weights like I use it my Tracy Anderson Jance

654
00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,480
Speaker 1: classes in Tribecca to under his jeans in high school

655
00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:36,199
Speaker 1: because he wasn't a big guy. He wasn't supposed to

656
00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,640
Speaker 1: be one of the best, if not the best wide

657
00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,920
Speaker 1: receiver in the National Football League shregs. And he just

658
00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,120
Speaker 1: did all the little things right, worked on the big things,

659
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,680
Speaker 1: and here he is ankle weights. And yet, kay, you

660
00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,120
Speaker 1: have been on the Bengals train, so here we are.

661
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,440
Speaker 1: Take it away. What kind of advantage did they have?

662
00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:52,960
Speaker 1: I think Matt Gay is great. Matt Gay is a

663
00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,080
Speaker 1: great king, a great way to start. Okay, I'm not

664
00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,800
Speaker 1: trying to disparage the Rams side of things, but you

665
00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,720
Speaker 1: cannot deny that Evan McPherson has emerged as one of

666
00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,360
Speaker 1: the best in the game fifteen straight field goals going

667
00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,600
Speaker 1: back to the end of the regular season. He's already

668
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,440
Speaker 1: SEVENNEHAL record with twelve field goals of fifty plus yards,

669
00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:13,840
Speaker 1: including a game winner at the buzzer up against Tennessee.

670
00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,600
Speaker 1: So I mean, tell me if I'm wrong strikes. If

671
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,960
Speaker 1: we've seen a number of Super Bowls be decided by kickers,

672
00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,520
Speaker 1: Oh yes, of course, yes, yeah, we've seen a bunch,

673
00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,560
Speaker 1: so it becomes one of those. I'm very confident in

674
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:46,840
Speaker 1: the advantage of the Bengals over the Rams. Two days away, Rams, Bengals,

675
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,640
Speaker 1: who takes it. You've got a man now who might

676
00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,880
Speaker 1: have some insight on this game ahead. Join Nowbo one

677
00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,960
Speaker 1: of the best coaches the league has ever seen, a

678
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,280
Speaker 1: man who absolutely transformed one of my favorite teams in

679
00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,720
Speaker 1: Orleans Saints into a Super Bowl champion and perennial powerhouse.

680
00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,680
Speaker 1: He gave the city of New Orleans something a rally

681
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,040
Speaker 1: around in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and he has

682
00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,480
Speaker 1: a higher career winning percentage then it legends like Tom Landry,

683
00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,560
Speaker 1: Bill wash and Bill Parcels who he loves. Please welcome

684
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:17,800
Speaker 1: Sean Payton to that was That was a really strong intro,

685
00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,080
Speaker 1: And thank you. I'm actually fired up to be on

686
00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,760
Speaker 1: my favorite show. Hell yeah, it's very early in the morning.

687
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,480
Speaker 1: We thank you for joining us. You made the decision

688
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: to step away a couple of weeks ago. I would

689
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,240
Speaker 1: like to know what you've been feeling thinking, what's next.

690
00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,600
Speaker 1: What is on the menu? Probably a little bit of

691
00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,120
Speaker 1: everything relative to like a checklist of things. I have

692
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:39,800
Speaker 1: to get Cobra insurance here. Yeah, that's what you're thinking of. Well,

693
00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,040
Speaker 1: for thirty two years I've had like a dealer car.

694
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,960
Speaker 1: I turned that into Mickey Loomis and buy a car

695
00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:50,960
Speaker 1: this week. Just basic punch list items and coming out

696
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,440
Speaker 1: to the super Bowl and it's on the West coast.

697
00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,320
Speaker 1: Hopefully there are based some media opportunities and then you

698
00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,560
Speaker 1: know where's home base going to be. So there's a

699
00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,520
Speaker 1: bunch going on. I need some injury trying, need a car,

700
00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,640
Speaker 1: and nine need at home to the real world coach.

701
00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,000
Speaker 1: Even as a retirement, honestly done is like, man, I

702
00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,320
Speaker 1: gotta live in right right right. I can't just ask

703
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,440
Speaker 1: KP my assistant Kevin, can I get a cup of

704
00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,320
Speaker 1: ice and a coke? There's no one to ask those

705
00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:19,720
Speaker 1: questions too or quickly get that information from. That's unsettling

706
00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,760
Speaker 1: in a good way. How is this? You've done a

707
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,840
Speaker 1: lot for the city of New Orleans. You know, I

708
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:27,080
Speaker 1: can remember being in that super Dome in two thousand

709
00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,200
Speaker 1: and six when you guys reopened that place. First game,

710
00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,600
Speaker 1: first games, you guys beat the hell out of us.

711
00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,400
Speaker 1: I was with the Falcons at the time. Other than

712
00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,760
Speaker 1: winning a Super Bowl, What was your proudest moment as

713
00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,160
Speaker 1: a as a saint, Well, I would say that, oh,

714
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:42,760
Speaker 1: sixth season, our first year coming the return. Yeah, none

715
00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:44,600
Speaker 1: of us that were involved in it, and so many

716
00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,959
Speaker 1: of us were new arriving that year. None of us

717
00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:48,720
Speaker 1: knew it was going to be a lot bigger than football.

718
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,360
Speaker 1: It was really hospitals were reopening schools. We're trying to reopen,

719
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:54,560
Speaker 1: you know. So you sign on for something like that,

720
00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:57,520
Speaker 1: You're trying to get a coaching staff together, and everyone's leaving.

721
00:31:57,760 --> 00:31:59,840
Speaker 1: You're not winning any jump balls, you know. And the

722
00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:03,160
Speaker 1: same thing relative to free agents. You were really having

723
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,600
Speaker 1: to work for it. And even when the draft came

724
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,120
Speaker 1: in Houston took Mario and we're drafting Reggie Bush that

725
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,400
Speaker 1: there's going to be a battle that hey, he doesn't

726
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,240
Speaker 1: want to come. I'm on the phone with his marketing

727
00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,240
Speaker 1: guy saying, you know, bleep, you you're coming. Yea. That

728
00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:20,440
Speaker 1: season was as every bit as important, if not more important,

729
00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:22,360
Speaker 1: than the year that they won the Super Bowl. We

730
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,520
Speaker 1: won the Super Bowl, and then I would say the

731
00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,239
Speaker 1: most proud would be I can recall our second year

732
00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,120
Speaker 1: we played in the Hall of Fame game. Pittsburgh was

733
00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,560
Speaker 1: the team. Pittsburgh's right down the street from where that

734
00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,840
Speaker 1: game's played. They were celebrating a big anniversary for the Steelers.

735
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,240
Speaker 1: We went into the Hall of Fame and there was

736
00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,640
Speaker 1: at that time, there wasn't a Saint player in that museum.

737
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:42,480
Speaker 1: They had a little Katrini exhibit. It was just a

738
00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:47,360
Speaker 1: little like shocking in Meanwhile, like every every Rother's a Steeler,

739
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,520
Speaker 1: you pick the a's, there's going to be someone you

740
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:51,560
Speaker 1: want to go over here to someone. And I remember

741
00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:53,720
Speaker 1: having a team meeting and talking about culture change and

742
00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,200
Speaker 1: talking about how it's something that can happen quickly, and

743
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:57,920
Speaker 1: there'll be a day where there'll be a lot of

744
00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,360
Speaker 1: you that we'll see in this hall and changing how

745
00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:04,480
Speaker 1: it's perceived. And so now my son who's in college,

746
00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,800
Speaker 1: his peers just look at this team in a certain way,

747
00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,920
Speaker 1: in a favorable light. And it's something that happened fairly quickly,

748
00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:13,240
Speaker 1: and over your course of your sixteen years. It went

749
00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,920
Speaker 1: from fans wearing the paper bags and now being one

750
00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,400
Speaker 1: of the most passionate fan bases internationally. Saints fans are everywhere.

751
00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:22,600
Speaker 1: That's a testament to put yourself as well. It's happening

752
00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,680
Speaker 1: with the Bengals right now. Oh it absolutely, you know.

753
00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:27,040
Speaker 1: And they stole the who thing. That's what I heard

754
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,680
Speaker 1: they did. They did good. That's all right, it's all good.

755
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,959
Speaker 1: It worked out. Sean one of the coolest. A lot

756
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,320
Speaker 1: of Louisiana tized too, So okay, we're rooting for him.

757
00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:39,520
Speaker 1: LSU guys, and we know Burrow up right as we had.

758
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,360
Speaker 1: NFL films have all these archives and we could talk

759
00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:43,440
Speaker 1: about the Saints, glory ors all stuff. But our producer

760
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,520
Speaker 1: Mat Hamilton was like, we have to serve up Sean

761
00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:47,760
Speaker 1: Payton on this because we've never seen this clip on

762
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,680
Speaker 1: NFL network and we want to hear his reaction. Let's

763
00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,560
Speaker 1: go to the NFC Championship game when you were the

764
00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:54,760
Speaker 1: Giants OC you guys blew out the Vikings. Take listen

765
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,719
Speaker 1: to Madden in Summer Roll the broadcaster taking a listen Listene, Ky,

766
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,280
Speaker 1: this happened here, Kyle U huh. Now, let's say you

767
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:06,720
Speaker 1: take notes. That's a good play caller. John Payton was

768
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:09,440
Speaker 1: right in the middle of calling a play and he

769
00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,360
Speaker 1: didn't remember step being He took the water in the

770
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:18,560
Speaker 1: head and kept calling the play completely unfazed. I've never

771
00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,200
Speaker 1: seen a gator each shower like that way. That's the

772
00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:21,600
Speaker 1: guy who knew he was gonna get a lot more

773
00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:26,080
Speaker 1: gator raiding. I'm telling you, it phases you, and it's

774
00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:29,040
Speaker 1: your best poker face. But I was really fortunate we

775
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:33,080
Speaker 1: had this discussion yesterday, to be on some really good

776
00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:36,480
Speaker 1: teams in the NFC. You know, you had some wrong

777
00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,279
Speaker 1: Madden in a lot of games. And my first job

778
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,080
Speaker 1: offer as a head coach with the Oakland Raiders back

779
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,040
Speaker 1: in oh three was because John Madden told Al Davis,

780
00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:47,640
Speaker 1: you need to hire this yot production meetings just getting

781
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,000
Speaker 1: to know him. Every production meeting, you know, John would

782
00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,040
Speaker 1: be there and I just felt like I had I

783
00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:53,879
Speaker 1: don't even know how old I was then, but yeah,

784
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:55,719
Speaker 1: I was really fortunate to have met him at an

785
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,640
Speaker 1: early age and for someone like him to say, this

786
00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,640
Speaker 1: is a guy you know you need to look at.

787
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:03,279
Speaker 1: I heard that after the fact, like years later, that

788
00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 1: a number of people had said to me, Hey, you

789
00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,120
Speaker 1: have no idea how important he was and how much

790
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,520
Speaker 1: he thought of you, and that you know this year, obviously,

791
00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,920
Speaker 1: I get chills thinking about it, but there were so

792
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:17,000
Speaker 1: many different production meetings with him, and you know, thankfully

793
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:18,960
Speaker 1: we were winning and we had the number one crew.

794
00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,080
Speaker 1: That's so cool. Yeah, I love all the maddened stories.

795
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,040
Speaker 1: And what he would be watching these days, of course

796
00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,479
Speaker 1: is the movie Home Team. Now that is your movie.

797
00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,440
Speaker 1: We have talked about this. Kevin James plays you in

798
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,400
Speaker 1: a movie. The world had a lot of opinions on

799
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,040
Speaker 1: Kevin James being cast up as you, my god? What

800
00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:33,880
Speaker 1: was yours? And what did you think of his portrayal?

801
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,359
Speaker 1: Is I was? I was removed from it and Kevin

802
00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:39,000
Speaker 1: was the first person I spoke to and we spoke

803
00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:41,080
Speaker 1: for an hour and he just wanted me to tell

804
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,719
Speaker 1: him a story. And then there's so much of the

805
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,120
Speaker 1: script that moves in the direction, and you know, Chris

806
00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:51,040
Speaker 1: Titone and his partner wrote it. So we were we

807
00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,880
Speaker 1: were just you know, fans from Afar Sean Payne that

808
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:56,279
Speaker 1: you were starving by. Good luck finding your home, filling

809
00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,959
Speaker 1: out your coboy. If you need any help, let me know. Yeah, Okay,

810
00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:04,520
Speaker 1: who's winning the game? Um? And have you met your

811
00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:09,160
Speaker 1: deductible guys? Here we go when it is Friday, two

812
00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:13,839
Speaker 1: days until Rams versus Bengals at Sofi Stadium across the street. Here,

813
00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:15,799
Speaker 1: I could throw all four of my hand rules ward

814
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,200
Speaker 1: into that thing, probably hit Doctor Dre in the head

815
00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:20,560
Speaker 1: while he's practicing. The time has come. It is time

816
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:26,680
Speaker 1: to make our picks for Super Bowl fifty six. Make

817
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:33,840
Speaker 1: our picks for six. So we got these chains. I

818
00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,319
Speaker 1: was walking across downtown LA the other day and there's

819
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:40,080
Speaker 1: these fantastic pop up souvenir stores, like they got souvenir stores.

820
00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:42,959
Speaker 1: You're at Halloween, Yeah, totally. And I saw these people

821
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,320
Speaker 1: are wearing these in the streets. They got a Rams logo,

822
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:47,560
Speaker 1: and you people would just walk around wearing them. They

823
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,560
Speaker 1: got a Bengals logo. It's kind of like in Vegas

824
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:51,360
Speaker 1: you can get a giant drink that goes around, you know,

825
00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:53,520
Speaker 1: like that. So I thought, why don't make some picks

826
00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:57,000
Speaker 1: with this. Put on the Rams chain or the Bengals chain.

827
00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,680
Speaker 1: And for me, um, this is very simple. Yeah. The

828
00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:04,640
Speaker 1: story of Matt Stafford is too good. The story of

829
00:37:04,719 --> 00:37:07,239
Speaker 1: Sean McVay completing this thing is too good. It's too

830
00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,560
Speaker 1: good to be true. Oh, go with the Bengals, and

831
00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,239
Speaker 1: I think they are going to finish this unbelievable run.

832
00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,240
Speaker 1: I am putting on the gold Shain, the Bengal Shane,

833
00:37:15,239 --> 00:37:17,080
Speaker 1: and you know what, I think the take on Monday

834
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:18,680
Speaker 1: from a lot of people is going to be like,

835
00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,920
Speaker 1: what were we thinking? What were we watching? Why did

836
00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:24,000
Speaker 1: we not pick? Then we've been watching this whole thing

837
00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,880
Speaker 1: in slow motion in front of us. Why did I

838
00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:27,719
Speaker 1: pick the Rams? I think it's going to become one

839
00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,520
Speaker 1: of these head slapper things like god Burrow and everybody

840
00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:32,440
Speaker 1: was so good and so smooth, And you know what,

841
00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:33,960
Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna be one of those things

842
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:35,600
Speaker 1: where they're down twenty points and gond come back. And

843
00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:36,880
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna lead from the get go. I

844
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,480
Speaker 1: think they're gonna run. I think they're gonna got up early.

845
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:39,799
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna finish this thing. I think it's

846
00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:41,279
Speaker 1: gonna be thirty one to twenty three. And I think

847
00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,359
Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals are going to win the Super Bowl,

848
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,200
Speaker 1: And I got the chain on to prove it. Have

849
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,840
Speaker 1: you been watching this time? I've been watching, But you

850
00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,239
Speaker 1: know I thought you wanted to win to win, all right?

851
00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:54,680
Speaker 1: So yes, the more compelling story is, yes, let me

852
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,080
Speaker 1: pick this up. You know, I don't want to do

853
00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:57,960
Speaker 1: like they do in car in college and throw it

854
00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:00,600
Speaker 1: the fake out and say no the other world. And

855
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:04,200
Speaker 1: so I'm not gonna throw the bing like that. But

856
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:08,080
Speaker 1: I like everything about Cincinnati and if they do win,

857
00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:10,480
Speaker 1: it's gonna be a hell of a story. But I

858
00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:13,600
Speaker 1: just don't see how it happens. Man, Like I'm all in,

859
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,520
Speaker 1: I'm all brought in, and when I look at the

860
00:38:15,600 --> 00:38:18,120
Speaker 1: way that these two teams break down, I just don't

861
00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:21,600
Speaker 1: see how the Rams lose this game. I just And

862
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:24,920
Speaker 1: that's from my player's hat, that's from my analysts hat,

863
00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:27,960
Speaker 1: that's from my fandom hat. I don't see how it happens.

864
00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:32,279
Speaker 1: Thirty one seventeen MS Rams by two touchdowns. Yeah, man,

865
00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,160
Speaker 1: I'm calling it out, calling my shot. Gonna be close.

866
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:40,960
Speaker 1: I know that. Seriously, I'm gonna be fairly quick with this.

867
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,400
Speaker 1: I have before the season picked the Rams to win

868
00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:46,279
Speaker 1: the Super Bowl in a losing streak of three games

869
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:48,319
Speaker 1: in a row. I was very close to jumping off board,

870
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,480
Speaker 1: but we had a show and I doubled down. I said, no,

871
00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,239
Speaker 1: I'm not giving up on them yet. They'll figure this out.

872
00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:54,120
Speaker 1: They need this for when they get there in January

873
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:56,279
Speaker 1: and February. They did figure it out. They've had now

874
00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:58,839
Speaker 1: the offensive player of the year, the Walter Peyton Man

875
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,160
Speaker 1: of the Year, a super Bowl in their own building,

876
00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,160
Speaker 1: and I think they're going to finish the entire Gulf Slam.

877
00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,920
Speaker 1: But I think the Los Angeles Rams will beat the

878
00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,160
Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals freezing Colt takes. You can screen grab me

879
00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:12,400
Speaker 1: this when they lose. I don't think they will. I

880
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:14,360
Speaker 1: think they finished a job and I'm gonna trust my

881
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:17,080
Speaker 1: guy McVeigh and my guy Stafford to find a way.

882
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:19,839
Speaker 1: And yet the MVP of Super Bowl forty six will

883
00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:22,760
Speaker 1: be the greatest player of his generation at that defensive position.

884
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,960
Speaker 1: Aaron Donald is going to be the MVP. I am

885
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,600
Speaker 1: going with the Los Angeles Rams to win Super Bowl

886
00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:30,719
Speaker 1: fifty six, and I don't think it's particularly Nobody thinks.

887
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:32,960
Speaker 1: Nobody at the table thinks it's close either way. You

888
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:35,000
Speaker 1: think they'll get ahead, they'll use to a missing nice

889
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:37,120
Speaker 1: it a little bit. It'll be fine. You too think

890
00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:39,120
Speaker 1: it's going to be a blow up. I think it'll

891
00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:42,440
Speaker 1: be a close one, so I hope. So every game

892
00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:44,640
Speaker 1: has been so close. I've lost years of my life

893
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:48,040
Speaker 1: on all of these postseason games. But to me, the

894
00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:51,520
Speaker 1: Bengals are a special team. I believed in them and

895
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,759
Speaker 1: picked them and just signed a road with them for

896
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,600
Speaker 1: a reason. And let's just take a look back at them.

897
00:39:58,120 --> 00:39:59,920
Speaker 1: And it all got started when Kay went to say,

898
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,080
Speaker 1: Cincinnati be the Queen of Cincinnati. We're still there. You

899
00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:07,680
Speaker 1: go now, we got to get you to the playoffs. Though.

900
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,719
Speaker 1: The jungle will be Rock and Ikey Woods will be

901
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,040
Speaker 1: there as a ruler of the jungle. It's going to

902
00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:16,879
Speaker 1: be loud Raiders. Fans stay out. It's a special team.

903
00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:21,280
Speaker 1: It's one that overcomes every obstacle. Credit to the Bengals,

904
00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,959
Speaker 1: and they're going to be a scary out. I'm picking

905
00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:25,399
Speaker 1: the Bengals just because I don't think Joe Burrow's gonna

906
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,680
Speaker 1: care if he has pressure. He doesn't get too higher,

907
00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:29,480
Speaker 1: too low. And that's a quarterback that I want to

908
00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,080
Speaker 1: ride into the postseason. I fell love at the Bengals

909
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:33,600
Speaker 1: back in the off season. It was young love. It

910
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:36,800
Speaker 1: started online and then it got pretty serious. Then I

911
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,320
Speaker 1: saw some potential in them. Takes a little something extra,

912
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:43,040
Speaker 1: and that little something is Joe Burrow, it is c

913
00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,719
Speaker 1: j Uzama, it is us. So Bengals over to you.

914
00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:48,920
Speaker 1: So I've got to do this for Kay first, we

915
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,960
Speaker 1: are all kay holler, kay out, let's go win this,

916
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:59,680
Speaker 1: Let's go bag. They welcome me to Cincinnati. Chris consworths

917
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:03,560
Speaker 1: hapened me up about Cincinnati. I've eaten the graters and

918
00:41:03,680 --> 00:41:06,320
Speaker 1: I am, of course going to pick the Cincinnati Bengals.

919
00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:08,640
Speaker 1: It is a team of destiny. That destiny is not

920
00:41:08,680 --> 00:41:10,640
Speaker 1: to get to LA, it is to win it all

921
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:15,040
Speaker 1: in La day, Baby Bengals. So we're splitch split person

922
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,279
Speaker 1: completely split here at the breakfast table. I like it.

923
00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:19,879
Speaker 1: I think it's close, Okay. I think it's a nail biter.

924
00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:21,880
Speaker 1: I think I put these stupid fake nails on on

925
00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:25,080
Speaker 1: biting them during the game. Evan McPherson makes it and

926
00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:27,000
Speaker 1: they win. You think a game winning field goal by

927
00:41:27,080 --> 00:41:30,560
Speaker 1: McPherson close, And I think what I talked about this yesterday.

928
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:33,600
Speaker 1: I got to capitalize on his opportunities when Matthew Stafford

929
00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:36,520
Speaker 1: decides to give a chance joining us now is one

930
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,040
Speaker 1: of the best young quarterbacks in the league today. He

931
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:42,239
Speaker 1: led all rookie quarterbacks and wins in passing yards, in

932
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:45,000
Speaker 1: passing touchdowns, and he brought the New England Patriots right

933
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:47,640
Speaker 1: back to the posts. First year ladies and gentlemen, let's

934
00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:54,719
Speaker 1: give a big good morning football. Welcome to Mac Joe. Yeah,

935
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,799
Speaker 1: right out of the gates, you got this cool shirt

936
00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:59,040
Speaker 1: that says no bull I break the script of this

937
00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,360
Speaker 1: ask right away, what is no Bowl? And what is

938
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:03,719
Speaker 1: this outfit? What does it stand for? Yeah? So I've

939
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 1: been wearing it since my time at Alabama and I'm

940
00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:08,120
Speaker 1: just blessed to be a part of their team. It's

941
00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,960
Speaker 1: it's all about hard work, no excuses. So I'm blessed

942
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:13,239
Speaker 1: to be a part of their team. So it's February.

943
00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:15,920
Speaker 1: You look back at your rookie season. It was very successful,

944
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,040
Speaker 1: one of the more impressive rookies using at the quarterback

945
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:20,040
Speaker 1: position that we've seen. How do you feel about it?

946
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,320
Speaker 1: Definitely was a great experience. Obviously we didn't, you know,

947
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:25,000
Speaker 1: end up where we wanted to be, and we all

948
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,080
Speaker 1: know that, but you just have to learn and go

949
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,920
Speaker 1: through the hard times and the good times and figure

950
00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:31,920
Speaker 1: it out. So I've been through a whole year. The

951
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,200
Speaker 1: next year will be great. Just to your favorite moment

952
00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:37,400
Speaker 1: from this past year, you're one. I'd say maybe just

953
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:39,440
Speaker 1: being with all the guys, Like I don't have a

954
00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:47,719
Speaker 1: specific one stage. James, you broke him for that was fun.

955
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:49,640
Speaker 1: That was fun. Just like moments like that. I mean,

956
00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:51,839
Speaker 1: they're here and there, and obviously when we win, it's

957
00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:55,319
Speaker 1: a lot more fun than when we lose, So right

958
00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:57,719
Speaker 1: about that. Look, take back to the Pro Bowl. Yeah,

959
00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:00,640
Speaker 1: one of my favorite plays was watching my man Mac

960
00:43:00,719 --> 00:43:02,440
Speaker 1: Zones get down to the end zone and it did

961
00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:05,239
Speaker 1: start pretty importance. Did you not hear what blow? What man?

962
00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:07,719
Speaker 1: Going through your head? I love that set the person

963
00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:09,960
Speaker 1: I was just playing football. I mean, huh. You know

964
00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:13,279
Speaker 1: they always say finished through the goal line, so from there,

965
00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:18,400
Speaker 1: just leave it up to them out there you go. Yes,

966
00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:21,200
Speaker 1: that's the kind of thing we love on the show Mac.

967
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:22,880
Speaker 1: We do a lot of dumb stuff here, have a

968
00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:25,440
Speaker 1: lot of fun, including taking a clip of you and

969
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,960
Speaker 1: Coach Belichick laughing on the sideline and guessing what you

970
00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:31,279
Speaker 1: were talking about. What the hell is he saying? I

971
00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:34,960
Speaker 1: might have to take that one to my grave, But

972
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:43,360
Speaker 1: what y'all think he said? Not at all, Like we

973
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,080
Speaker 1: did a whole segment guessing what he was Yeah, you

974
00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:49,200
Speaker 1: know what you say. And they didn't think I'd be

975
00:43:49,239 --> 00:43:57,080
Speaker 1: back in the playoffs. Delichick. Okay, you've now played for

976
00:43:57,320 --> 00:43:59,920
Speaker 1: two of the biggest names in coaching and Nick Saber

977
00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:02,239
Speaker 1: and now Bill Belichick. We thought we would play a

978
00:44:02,320 --> 00:44:03,800
Speaker 1: quick little game with you where we give you a

979
00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:07,120
Speaker 1: quote and it's called took. Got to tell us whose

980
00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:09,880
Speaker 1: quote you think it was. Are you ready? Mac Johnson,

981
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:15,200
Speaker 1: let's go, mccurt go first one. I coach team. The

982
00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:18,480
Speaker 1: medical people handle the injuries. They don't call the plays.

983
00:44:18,840 --> 00:44:21,640
Speaker 1: I don't do the surgery. Whose quote was that? Nick

984
00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:25,399
Speaker 1: Saban or Bill Belichick? Um, I'm gonna go with Bill

985
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:28,920
Speaker 1: Belichick the correct answer. Yeah, let's see what it is.

986
00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,040
Speaker 1: Let's take a look. I'm not a doctor. The medical

987
00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:35,560
Speaker 1: staff is the medical staff. I coached the team. Medical

988
00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:38,600
Speaker 1: people handle the injuries, they don't call plays. I don't

989
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:41,520
Speaker 1: do surgeries. We gotta have a great deal. There works

990
00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:45,520
Speaker 1: out good. You nail that. You're one for one there,

991
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:48,200
Speaker 1: let's push our luck the next one. The quote is

992
00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:52,560
Speaker 1: I was scared to death every time Santa Claus came?

993
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:54,759
Speaker 1: Was that Nick Saban or is that Bill bel who's

994
00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:58,320
Speaker 1: afraid of Santa Claus. I'm gonna go with Nick Saban

995
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:01,080
Speaker 1: because we don't get that much time off for Christmas

996
00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:06,440
Speaker 1: at Alabama. That's exactly And you know what Kidd was

997
00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:11,880
Speaker 1: asked about his biggest phobia, and he quickly told them

998
00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:16,000
Speaker 1: as afraid of Santa Claus. Saban's mom, Mary, was asked

999
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,080
Speaker 1: about the story later and said, he was scared to death.

1000
00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:20,120
Speaker 1: He hopped on my lap and wanted no part of it.

1001
00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:23,200
Speaker 1: Can you that, I mean doesn't shock me. I know

1002
00:45:23,560 --> 00:45:26,960
Speaker 1: he definitely gives us time off. I was just playing good.

1003
00:45:27,040 --> 00:45:29,680
Speaker 1: We always were always in the NASA Championship. So it's like, well,

1004
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:34,839
Speaker 1: we're getting the headline shooting out on troll Tide. Let's

1005
00:45:34,920 --> 00:45:37,120
Speaker 1: keep your staying going. Did Nick Saban will Bill Belichick

1006
00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:40,600
Speaker 1: say the following quote, There are no arguments. Those are

1007
00:45:40,680 --> 00:45:43,400
Speaker 1: called ass joints. Yeah, I know this one. I was

1008
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:47,239
Speaker 1: actually at the game as a recruit for this game.

1009
00:45:47,320 --> 00:45:50,080
Speaker 1: It was like I think there was like Western Kentucky

1010
00:45:50,239 --> 00:45:52,719
Speaker 1: or something. It was for Lane Kiffin. After the game,

1011
00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:56,399
Speaker 1: actually remember sitting in the recruiting suite and you said,

1012
00:45:56,480 --> 00:46:02,000
Speaker 1: signed me up. After that, I was great, Well you

1013
00:46:02,080 --> 00:46:03,839
Speaker 1: did a great job at that. We're going to show

1014
00:46:03,880 --> 00:46:06,239
Speaker 1: you your predictions now over that we did over at

1015
00:46:06,239 --> 00:46:08,960
Speaker 1: the breakfast table earlier. We had two for the Bengals,

1016
00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:12,160
Speaker 1: two for the Rams, who are an AFC kid just

1017
00:46:12,239 --> 00:46:14,600
Speaker 1: finished your rookie year. We need your prediction for Super

1018
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:17,440
Speaker 1: Bowl fifty six. We know you'll be there one day

1019
00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:19,520
Speaker 1: with who's been in this Rams or Bengals. Honestly, I

1020
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:22,919
Speaker 1: don't really care. I think both the quarterbacks, sec guys.

1021
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:24,960
Speaker 1: I'm just excited to watch, but I don't really have

1022
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:28,960
Speaker 1: a preference. Honestly, I don't care. I haven't given one

1023
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:32,879
Speaker 1: all week. I'm not going to do at our show

1024
00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:34,560
Speaker 1: the most I know that. Yeah, it's a great show.

1025
00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:41,440
Speaker 1: The game. You know, you take on the identity of

1026
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:43,719
Speaker 1: your coach. We get mag here at the Pro Bowl

1027
00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:47,719
Speaker 1: kind of life, all the energy, get him into Yeah,

1028
00:46:50,239 --> 00:46:52,880
Speaker 1: Mac looks so cool. At honors last night, your girlfriend

1029
00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:55,000
Speaker 1: Sophie had the tuxedo on. What was that like for you?

1030
00:46:55,040 --> 00:46:57,200
Speaker 1: It was pretty great, actually a lot of fun just

1031
00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,920
Speaker 1: to watch and meet a lot of great NFL players

1032
00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:03,040
Speaker 1: past and presents. Who just see who impressed you? What player?

1033
00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:05,440
Speaker 1: I mean? Everybody dressed really well, a lot better than

1034
00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:10,960
Speaker 1: our dress. I thank you for stopping by. I wanted

1035
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:12,680
Speaker 1: to quickly say, it was a couple of seconds left.

1036
00:47:12,680 --> 00:47:15,000
Speaker 1: Our picks are and we've had such an incredible experience

1037
00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:17,200
Speaker 1: you're outside of so far. We will be back on Monday.

1038
00:47:17,480 --> 00:47:18,920
Speaker 1: But thank you to all of the guests. We know

1039
00:47:18,960 --> 00:47:21,040
Speaker 1: Englewood isn't exactly on the way. It's in its own

1040
00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:24,200
Speaker 1: sort of world here Daniel Halla, specially thanks to you,

1041
00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:26,839
Speaker 1: our friend, for waking up award in the morning with us.

1042
00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:30,200
Speaker 1: Can I use this ten seconds to apologize to Mac Chance.

1043
00:47:30,239 --> 00:47:32,319
Speaker 1: I did not think he was a stud. I thought

1044
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,719
Speaker 1: he was a great quarterback. But you are eight. I

1045
00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:37,120
Speaker 1: almost lost my job and said the word but you.

1046
00:47:37,239 --> 00:47:45,160
Speaker 1: I love Peter Schragar, cal Brannan, Cadam Jones. That is

1047
00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:48,600
Speaker 1: so FI Stadium enjoyed the Super Bowl job. Mac